Qiao Jingjing stood in front of Lü Meng.
“You dare? Amon is a member of the Qiao family. If you want to take him away, the governor will have to be here in person.”
When Mrs. Joe saw this, her face turned green.
Qiao Jingjing pointed to the large characters bestowed by Prefect Liu on the main gate of his house: "The Foremost in Agriculture".
This quality of creating something out of nothing compels Chen Tian to act.
"You're all silver-tongued! You're just stalling for time. Da Qiao, this man is a spy sent by Sun Ce. You're in cahoots with Sun Ce..."
Qiao Jingjing slapped Chen Tian hard across the face.
Qiao Jingjing glared at her angrily.
He is so upright and unyielding.
"What is a spy? What is collusion? You're working for Prefect Liu, does he know you're slandering loyal officials like this?"
Of course, Qiao Jingjing is a loyal and virtuous person.
Whether it was her or Aunt Qiao who insisted on calling it Qiao Er, it was their Qiao family that doubled the grain production in Lujiang City.
This is common knowledge.
Because of these achievements, Liu Xun's power has greatly increased, and he has recruited nearly 30,000 elite soldiers.
With food and pay, people are willing to come here to join the army.
After slapping Chen Tian, Qiao Jingjing asked, "Who told you that our family has any connection with the Sun family?"
The man behind Qiao Jingjing stood in front of her in a very imposing manner.
Startled, Chen Tian quickly pointed with his finger.
He pointed to Yuzhu, the maidservant next to Qiao's mother.
"It was her! She came to tell me this morning that some suspicious people had come to your house."
Qiao Jingjing smiled.
"Oh, so you're talking about her. That girl is lazy and good-for-nothing all day long. She takes advantage of my mother's kind heart and easygoing nature to get along with her. Yesterday, I only scolded her once, and she got angry and came to the clerk's place to cause trouble."
Don't even mention the rumors that we have connections with the Sun family!
We've done nothing wrong, we have nothing to fear from gossip. This boy's name is Amon, sir. You just wait and see. He's my personal bodyguard, Qiao Jingjing's personal guard. If he were a spy, he wouldn't dare linger here. I, Qiao Jingjing, am here, and so is he. If he does anything bad, you can come with your men anytime. I won't stop you!"
Qiao Jingjing, with her own strength and the support of Lü Meng, managed to withstand the arrogance of Chen Tian's three hundred men.
Chen Tian said that he would send Prefect Liu when he got back, and that Qiao Jingjing should wait.
Chen Tian left.
Qiao Jingjing and Qiao Manman exchanged a glance.
Qiao Manman personally pulled Yuzhu to the front of the group.
Only then did Mrs. Qiao realize that the whole family turmoil was caused by this girl telling on them.
"You traitor!"
Qiao's mother spat on Yuzhu's face.
"You eat my food, use my things, and even this body you're wearing was provided by my family. How can you be so disloyal?"
Yu Zhu finally got scared and knelt on the ground.
"Madam, listen to what Yuzhu said: Before, it was Prefect Liu's advisor who told me that if there was any movement in the house, I must tell him, especially if there was any news about someone with the surname Sun."
Yesterday I heard about a man surnamed Sun, and the young masters called him General Sun. I've been thinking about this and must report it to Prefect Liu! Madam, I'm doing this all for you, for the Qiao family. Don't be fooled by them!
Yu Zhu also wanted to say that she was loyal.
Qiao Jingjing had already told her mother, "Mother, if everyone in the family has servants like this, even if we have ten times the wealth, it will all be confiscated."
Old Man Joe also said that you can't keep a traitor in your family.
Qiao Er and Qiao San also said that the scene just now was too scary.
So, Qiao's mother finally ordered that Yu Zhu be beaten with twenty strokes of the cane and then sold to a slave trader.
Qiao Jingjing looked at the servants lying scattered on the ground and explained, "What happened between you and Ameng today was just a misunderstanding. Ameng is still young and didn't know his own strength. However, this is ultimately a family matter!"
But there's one thing you must understand, and be clear about! Anyone who dares to indiscriminately collude with powerful figures to frame the Qiao family and place them in an unjust situation will be beaten to death!
When Qiao Jingjing talked about the caning, she said...
The elderly mother was startled by her.
Qiao's mother stared straight at Qiao Jingjing, but Qiao Jingjing bowed deeply to her.
“Mother, today Manman and I went to the mulberry garden.”
Next, Qiao Jingjing recounted the entire situation of the mulberry orchard and fishpond to her elderly mother in detail.
In front of Old Man Qiao, Second Brother Qiao, and Third Brother Qiao, Mother Qiao said she didn't want to listen.
She just wanted to sit in a chair and rest.
Once she regains some strength, she will think of some excuses to educate the Qiao sisters.
Qiao Jingjing pointed to Yu Zhu, who had been beaten unconscious, on the ground.
“Mother doesn’t know that in the past two years, the people we’ve raised in our family have included not only Yuzhu, who colluded with outsiders to frame us, but also lazy, cunning, and deceitful individuals who have lined their own pockets. They have squandered all of the Qiao family’s assets.”
When Qiao Jingjing brought this up, Qiao's mother's face, which had finally calmed down, turned pale with anger again in an instant.
"What do you know? You're just a girl, what do you know?"
Qiao Jingjing looked at her elderly mother's trembling hands.
She knew that her elderly mother was about to take action again.
Lu Meng stepped forward, drew his sword, and stared at Qiao Amu without any politeness.
Grandma Qiao finally let go of her hand, her face turning pale and then red, and she didn't know where to put her hand in the end.
"I am still very young. With my mother as my mentor, I naturally listen to her teachings. However, I would like to ask my mother, how much gold do we have left?"
Qiao Jingjing looked meek and obedient.
Mrs. Joe was stumped by the question and was so angry that her teeth were chattering.
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